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Living Worlds

14 April 2011 - 14 April 2012
Now open (permanent gallery) If you think nature is something far away, think again - we are nature. Living Worlds explores the connections between all living things, including us,…

The Museum Allotment

27 May - 13 November 2011
The Museum’s new Living Worlds gallery explores the connections between all living things, including us, and shows how we can all shape the future by the choices we make. One of…

we are extInked

9 July - 4 December 2011
To celebrate the opening of our Living Worlds gallery, we have teamed up with Artist group Ultimate Holding Company to present 'we are extInked' - an exhibition documenting the story…

WELCOME WEEK THEATRE PRODUCTION - Arthur, What Have You Done?!

19:00 22 September 2011
“Does nobody else think this is ridiculous?” The members of Stem Green Book Club are coming over for their fortnightly meeting. Julia’s house must be exquisite. But what will Amelia,…

Engineering & Physical Sciences Postgraduate Researchers Faculty Welcome Event

13:30 23 September 2011
The Engineering & Physical Sciences Postgraduate Researchers Faculty Welcome Event will be made up of a series of welcome talks, an information fair and a networking buffet. Programme:…

WELCOME WEEK THEATRE PRODUCTION - Arthur, What Have You Done?!

19:00 23 September 2011
“Does nobody else think this is ridiculous?” The members of Stem Green Book Club are coming over for their fortnightly meeting. Julia’s house must be exquisite. But what will Amelia,…

Big Saturday: ExtInked

11:00 - 16:00 24 September 2011
11am-4pm. In 2009, as part of the arts and ecology project extInked, 100 drawings of endangered British species were tattooed onto willing volunteers to turn them into ambassadors for…

Knit a galaxy for Manchester Science Festival

14:00 - 16:00 24 September 2011
2-4pm. Calling all knitters. As part of the Manchester Science Festival the University stitching group is attempting to knit a hubble telescope image of a rose made up of galaxies.…

Othello by William Shakespeare

19:00 26 September 2011
Adapted and Directed by Robin Belfield The Nuffield Theatre and Yellowtale Theatre Company "...and when I love thee not chaos is come again." When the strong-willed Desdemona…

Knit a galaxy for Manchester Science Festival

12:00 - 14:00 27 September 2011
Calling all knitters. As part of the Manchester Science Festival the University stitching group is attempting to knit a hubble telescope image of a rose made up of galaxies. If you’d…

Confucius Institute China talk: Fu Manchu and the construction of Oriental villainy

12:30 - 13:30 28 September 2011
12.30-1.30pm. With Dr Jenny Clegg, Senior Lecturer in Asia Pacific Studies, University of Central Lancashire. The fictional character of Dr Fu Manchu, epitomising the Oriental villain,…

Learn to Ballroom Dance “Strictly Style” 10-week course from 28/09/11 to 30/11/11

13:00 28 September 2011
Ballroom dancing's recent popularity owes a lot to the hit TV show, Strictly Come Dancing. Ballroom is an elegant dance style that's enjoyed by all ages. If you would like to learn…

The Museum Allotment: taster session for grandparents

15:00 - 16:00 28 September 2011
3-4pm. Have a cup of tea, see Museum objects and find out about our latest projects.

Quatour Danel Seminar: ‘Beethoven’s Workshop’

14:30 29 September 2011
Seminar: ‘Beethoven’s Workshop’ - A discussion of unfamiliar versions of Beethoven’s first two published quartets, led by Professor Barry Cooper – even Beethoven had to learn on the job… FREE

Walter Carroll Lunchtime Series - Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert

13:00 29 September 2011
Haydn Quartet in C, Op. 76, No. 3, ‘Emperor’ Dvo?ák Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96, ‘American’ To launch the season, two of the most tuneful and enduringly popular works in the…

Magic Carpet: Wildlife

11:00 - 12:00 30 September 2011
11am-12pm. Storytelling and activity session for under 5s.

Quatuor Danel Evening Concert

19:30 30 September 2011
Beethoven Quartet in F, Op. 18 No. 1 Weinberg Quartet No. 5 in B flat, Op. 27 Schubert Quartet in G, D.887 The virtuosity of Beethoven’s first published quartet, the magnificence…

Unearthed: Ancient Egypt

30 September 2011 - 6 September 2012
30 Sep 2011-6 Sep 2012. Calling all budding Egyptologists and archaeologists. We need your help! Our Egyptologist Dr Digby (played on film by Terry Deary, author of Horrible Histories…

Asia Triennial Manchester: Enkhbold Togmidshiirev

14:15 - 15:00 1 October 2011
Join us for an opportunity to find out more about the work of performance artist Enkhbold Togmidshiirev from Mongolia and his residency project in Manchester. During this year's…

BBC Planet Dinosaur Tour

1 - 9 October 2011
More types of dinosaur have been discovered in the last two decades than in the 200 years before. Many of these discoveries are from places we never realised even had dinosaurs. The…

Grandparents weekend at The Manchester Museum, Whitworth Art Gallery and Manchester Art Gallery

1 - 2 October 2011
The Manchester Museum, Whitworth Art Gallery and Manchester Art Gallery are keen to open their doors to all the grandparents of Manchester and beyond. All three venues have lots of…

MUMS Welcoming Concert

19:30 1 October 2011
Anthony Burgess Manchester Overture Bizet L'Arlesienne Suites No.1 & No.2 Bernstein Chichester Psalms Conductors: Mark Heron | Jonathan Evans | Leo Geyer | Andy Gregory | Will…

Architectural Theory Today

14:00 - 16:00 4 October 2011
Manchester Architecture Research Centre (SED) present Architectural Theory Today Speaker: Hilde Heynen (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) 2-4pm, Coupland 1 Pear Lecture Theatre

Clinical Prize Presentations and Symposium "A Medical Update"

14:00 5 October 2011
2.00 pm Clinical Prize Presentations; 3.30 pm - 6.30pm Symposium, MANDEC Speaker: Dr Jane Wainwright (Consultant in Stroke/Neurology, Salford Royal NHS FT) Further details are available…

The management and control of teacher identities: the case of distributed leadership

12:30 - 14:00 5 October 2011
Speaker: Dave Hall. For further info, please contact: diane.brooks@manchester.ac.uk

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